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Offensive Weapons Bill: MPs urged by Usdaw, retailers, staff and the public to vote tomorrow for a protection for shopworkers amendment
27 November 2018
The Offensive Weapons Bill sets out criminal penalties for shopworkers and delivery drivers who complete sales of corrosive substances and knives to under-18s. The amendment will create an offence if the person attempting to illegally buy these products abuses, threatens or assaults the retail worker who is enforcing the law.
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Usdaw takes tackling women's poverty to the Scottish Labour Women's Conference
23 November 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has a delegation attending the Scottish Labour Women’s Conference on Saturday 24 November in Dunfermline where the union is moving a motion on tackling women’s poverty.
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We all love a Black Friday bargain, but please respect shopworkers says Usdaw
22 November 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has called for a calm and orderly Black Friday (23 November 2018) as millions of shoppers are set to take advantage of what is now described as the biggest discounting day of the retail year.
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Respect for Shopworkers Week is over - Usdaw's Freedom from Fear Campaign continues
19 November 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis has thanked Usdaw activists who ran over 1,000 events across the UK to raise awareness of the violence, threats and abuse that retail staff face all too often.
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Trade union general secretaries combine to support the Justice for Injured Workers Campaign
17 November 2018
Five trade union general secretaries, including Usdaw’s Paddy Lillis, have written a joint letter to The Guardian calling on the Government to drop proposals that will deny access to justice for workers suffering injuries that include a collapsed lung, a fractured wrist or elbow and loss of front teeth. They write:
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Usdaw calls for Government action after a UN official reveals the extent of in-work poverty in the UK
16 November 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has called for government action to tackle in-work poverty after a report by a United Nations Special Rapporteur finds that 14 million people in the UK, a fifth of the population, live in poverty. Four million of these are more than 50% below the poverty line, and 1.5 million are destitute, unable to afford basic essentials.
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Usdaw calls on the Scottish Government to act as a survey finds that violence against shopworkers has increased by 40%
15 November 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has called on the Scottish Government to back a protection of workers Bill after shocking statistics reveal that incidents of violence, threats and abuse against shopworkers remain a major problem on the frontline of retail.
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House of Fraser staff devastated by four more store closures - Usdaw calls on Sports Direct to engage with the union
14 November 2018
Sports Direct has announced that four more House of Fraser stores are set to close in Norwich, Nottingham, Lakeside in Essex and Metrocentre in Gateshead.
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'Report it to sort it' - more than half of attacks on shopworkers go unreported says Usdaw survey
14 November 2018
Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis is urging retail staff not to suffer in silence as the latest survey by Usdaw shows that 59% of those who experienced violence, threats or abuse at work did not report the incident to their employer. Worryingly 1 in 6 shopworkers who were physically attacked did not report the assault.
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Attacks on shopworkers and shoplifting are up while police numbers have fallen - Usdaw calls for more police funding
13 November 2018
This is Respect for Shopworkers Week and retail trade union Usdaw has called on the Government to increase funding and resources for the police to help them tackle a rising tide of attacks on shopworkers and theft from shops.